Electrical Gremlins? What do you think?
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Racer
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Electrical Gremlins? What do you think?
I have an 04' cpe with 54k and it runs great!. Heres my problem-s: when I install LEDs in the map lights in the mirror, they stay on and the door switches work like they're suppose to cuz the rest of the interior lights turn off, switchbacks do not work ( the white never turns off) so when the amber turns on you can't see it. the horn sometimes doesnt work, the alarm is set to use the horn and lights and sometimes I get nothing. dealer replaced the airbag/horn assy, both horns and it worked for a few days but I know something just isn't right. What do you guys think? Loose Ground, bad ECM? or something else? I'm going nuts over here
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Racer
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Are you aware that LED's are polarized and need to be installed in the correct direction? LED stands for "Light Emitting Diode" therefore they are not actually a lamp. Diodes allow current to pass in a single direction, therefore blocking the opposite direction. Also, an LED needs a load resistor attached or in-circuit with it just in case you bought plain LED's alone.
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Racer
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From: Elmhurst IL
Are you aware that LED's are polarized and need to be installed in the correct direction? LED stands for "Light Emitting Diode" therefore they are not actually a lamp. Diodes allow current to pass in a single direction, therefore blocking the opposite direction. Also, an LED needs a load resistor attached or in-circuit with it just in case you bought plain LED's alone.
If you don't use resistors, all they'll do is hyperflash, I've got the stock bulbs in it now and still have a problem here and there I'm hoping its a coroded chasis ground like so many other C5's expierence and not a major fault like the ECM
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Elmhurst IL
Are you aware that LED's are polarized and need to be installed in the correct direction? LED stands for "Light Emitting Diode" therefore they are not actually a lamp. Diodes allow current to pass in a single direction, therefore blocking the opposite direction. Also, an LED needs a load resistor attached or in-circuit with it just in case you bought plain LED's alone.
If you don't use resistors, all they'll do is hyperflash, I've got the stock bulbs in it now and still have a problem here and there I'm hoping its a coroded chasis ground like so many other C5's expierence and not a major fault like the ECM
